G D Elias1. 1. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The first CT scanner in western Kenya was launched on 20th February, 1998. OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of CT findings in head scans. DESIGN: Prospective study over a one year period. SETTING: Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Four hundred and ninety five consecutive patients who underwent CT head scans. RESULTS: Intracranial haemorrhage was the leading disorder with 17.8%, followed by brain infarcts at 10.5%, hydrocephalus at 6.3% and brain tumours at 5.9%. CONCLUSION: Intracranial disorders secondary to trauma, stroke and their sequelae are major causes of head disease in western Kenya.
BACKGROUND: The first CT scanner in western Kenya was launched on 20th February, 1998. OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of CT findings in head scans. DESIGN: Prospective study over a one year period. SETTING: Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Four hundred and ninety five consecutive patients who underwent CT head scans. RESULTS:Intracranial haemorrhage was the leading disorder with 17.8%, followed by brain infarcts at 10.5%, hydrocephalus at 6.3% and brain tumours at 5.9%. CONCLUSION:Intracranial disorders secondary to trauma, stroke and their sequelae are major causes of head disease in western Kenya.
Authors: Daniel Maier; Magdalena Doppler; Anna Gasser; Herta Zellner; Jaffer Dharsee; Erich Schmutzhard; Andrea Sylvia Winkler Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr Date: 2010-10 Impact factor: 1.704